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Les Petites Cigognes, 37240, Cussay, France
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Explore the Region

The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments, and rolling green hills dotted with more than a thousand châteaux and fine vineyards.
It is the charm of its gentle pace of life that has, for centuries, made it a sought-after location for royalty, poets, writers, artists and more recently tourists. In addition to the cultural landscape there are a wide variety of other places to visit.
Les Petites Cigognes is ideally located to explore the Loire Valley and regional highlights are all within easy driving distance.  We’ve pulled together a new collection of our favourites and some hidden gems so you can plan a tour for your next trip. Use our new interactive map to discover more of what’s available in the area.

CHÂTEAUX OF THE LOIRE
Some of the highlights include Villandry, Chenonceau, Azay le Rideau, Amboise, Montresor, Chambord, and Loches.

NATURE:
Bird watching, Brenne National Park, La Haute-Touche (the largest zoological park in France), Beauval Zoo, and local caves.

SPORTS:
Walking: There are numerous signposted walks in the area all having their own leaflet with clear maps, instructions and points of interest. Walks cover a range of distances from 3km to 25km and range from discovering a town to seeing the wonderful open countryside of the area.


Cycling:

A range of signposted cycle-routes have been created in the area, each with their own maps, instructions and points of interest similar to those of the walking routes.

Swimming, Fishing, Canoeing, Tennis, Golf

RESTAURANTS
There are many excellent restaurants in the area, including a Michelin starred restaurant in Le Petit Pressigny.  We will be pleased to recommend restaurants in all the local places such as  Cussay, Descartes, Ligueil, Loches and Le Grand Pressigny as well as in Tours and other towns.

CITIES AND VILLAGES:
 Tours, Loches, Descartes, Cussay, and Ligueil to name just a few.

MARKET DAYS: (See What’s On page for more markets)

  • Sunday – Descartes
  • Monday – Ligueil
  • Tuesday – La Roche Posay
  • Wednesday – Loches
  • Thursday – Chinon
  • Friday – St Maure
  • Saturday – Loches

OTHER SITES:   Futuroscope

VINEYARDS:
Chinon is renowned for its red wines.
Vouvray, close to Tours, and the area to the east of Tours produces excellent white and sparkling wines.
Saumur produces excellent white and red wine.

We are pleased to recommend visits and specific vineyards in all these areas.

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